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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Irving
4 Horwitz on Tuesday, November 16, 2004; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Accompanied by his new wife, Reva (Mickey), Mr.
6 Horwitz moved to Hyde Park seeking his B.A. and M.A. in
7 political science at the University of Chicago, after serving
8 his country during World War II; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Mr. Horwitz began his career in the Hyde
10 Park-Kenwood Community Conference (HPKCC), where he was
11 appointed block director in 1954 and eventually became the
12 conference's executive director; and
 
13     WHEREAS, From the HPKCC, Mr. Horwitz made his way to what
14 is now the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
15 (HUD), where for 23 years he held positions in Urban Renewal
16 and Community Relations; he was also administrator of the
17 Chicago Regional Office for Equal Opportunity and executive
18 director of the Midwest Federal Regional Council; and
 
19     WHEREAS, During his tenure at HUD, he taught "The Politics
20 of Bureaucracy", a political science course he created at
21 DePaul University, Northern Illinois University, Barat
22 College, and the University of Chicago School of Social Service
23 Administration; and
 
24     WHEREAS, Following his retirement from HUD, Mr. Horwitz
25 volunteered for a number of local community organizations,
26 including the Hyde Park Cooperative Society, the Cornell
27 Village Tower Board, the Chicagoland Jewish Secular Humanist
28 Organization, and the Chicago Historical Society; and
 
29     WHEREAS, The passing of Irving Horwitz has been deeply felt

 

 

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1 by many, especially his wife, Reva; his sons, Robert and
2 Thomas; his grandchildren, Samantha and Eric; his sister, Helen
3 Kaplan; and his two nephews; therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we mourn the passing of Irving Horwitz, and we extend our
7 deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and
8 loved him; and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to his family as an expression of our sincere
11 condolences.